Put the chicken stock in a wide and shallow saucepan, bring it to a boil

Halve the straw mushrooms into bite-sized pieces

Cut the lemongrass stalk into 1-inch pieces

Cut the chilies into small pieces and then smash with a mortar and pestle

Juice 2 limes

Put the coconut milk, lemon grass, & ginger in with the boiled broth

Bring the heat to medium-low & add the mushrooms

Stir gently until the chicken is evenly cooked

Add in the smashed chilies and remove the pot from heat

Add the juice of 2 limes and the fish sauce stir, and taste. Add more lime juice and fish sauce, depending on your taste.

Stir in the cilantro leaves and serve very hot

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My husband had the tomato basil soup for lunch one day and really enjoyed it. He loves tomato soup especially when it is hearty like this one. I haven’t tired the normal chicken broth yet. I am always using chicken broth in recipes so I was happy to have it.

I got to review Orange Glad for the first time about eight months ago, you can read the first review here. I was contacted to do another three-month review and agreed since I love sweets.

Orange Glad discovers great sweet shops around the nation and delivers them right to your door. The treats come in a medium-sized box, wrapped in tissue paper. They give you a card with information about what sweets you and getting and where they are from.

The best thing about this box is you get to try things you may never get to try otherwise. Then if you love something you can order more from their website or find out where to order them.

This month the box contained another box inside with all the goodies. It kept the treats safer then just loose in the other box in past months. Each box includes a “Sweet Box Menu” card with details about each treat included.

My June box contained:

The Sconehenge Baking Co. Luscious Lemon Bar

Cheryl’s Buttercream Cookie

The Cravory Salted Caramel Cookie

Lily’s Bakery Shop Hamantashen

Rip Van Wafels

The lemon bar was the first I tried because I LOVE lemon bars. It was lovely and buttery. It was pretty big so it took me a while to get through it.

My second favorite was the salted caramel cookie. The difference in taste between the salt and caramel off-set each other perfectly. I REALLY wanted more of these!

My husband had the Hamantashen cookies all to himself. He said they were so good he couldn’t stop eating them.

We each had a bite of the buttercream cookie which was sorta falling apart before and while we ate it but it was really good.

The only item I wasn’t crazy about was the wafel. It didn’t really taste like anything.

The other months we tried were good but this box was OMG good! That is the only thing that comes to mind to describe this box. I will be reviewing the next month also so stay tuned!

I love finding new things to cook with. Our spice cabinet is overflowing with spices, powders, and extracts from different places. My husband is the worst offender when it comes to collecting these. He will buy a huge bottle of something to use in one recipe and then we normally never use it again.

He also loves barbecuing so when I was contacted to review the Pure Vanilla & Chocolate Extract from Nielsen-Massey I was excited because it mentioned using them as BBQ rubs or sauces.

The Pure Vanilla came in a powder and the Chocolate Extract was in liquid form. We decided to make a BBQ sauce with the pure vanilla to start. It turned out great! We made it to use on a pork tenderloin my husband grilled. It gave it a sweet undertone but it was still spicy.

I have yet to try the chocolate extract yet but I tasted a little and it smells and tasted great. I think I will try to bake something with it.

I have always loved granola but I don’t get it that often because I am very picky about what types I like. I don’t like any type of nuts or fruit, no mixes. I just like to keep it simple. I have tried other Bob’s Red Mill products before like their flaxseed, oatbran, and coconut flour. My husband and I were on the paleo diet for almost a year and this brand was our go-to during that time for gluten-free baking products.

For this review I was sent a huge assortment of different kinds of their granola and grains to try.

The large bulk of it was the Gluten free honey oat granola in small 3.5oz packets. These were perfect to grab for on the go and to give out for people to try. I got a great response from the co-workers and friends I gave them out to. A lot of people said they couldn’t stop eating it.

The granola was so good in greek yogurt, by itself or with some fruit. It would also be great in cookies. I ate it alone all the time as well.

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Blended-family mom to 4 gals (20/20/22/22). wife to Chris, & Penny (aka "Princess Penny"). I work at the local hospital. I like to bake {cupcakes}. I like to read. I eat whole foods (80/20). I sew. I craft w/modge podge, paint, markers, old books, vintage patterns, stamps, inks & more!